Humane Education School Program

 " To educate our people, and especially our children, to humane attitudes and actions toward living things is to preserve and strengthen our national heritage and the moral values we champion in the world. "
-John F. Kennedy

TEACHERS!!  CLICK HERE to download the 2008/09 Humane Education Newsletter.

Our programs are FREE as a service to the community.  Programs can be scheduled for students from 2nd to 12th grade.  Each grade level has a different lesson plan that caters to the students' learning level.  Subjects discussed in these lessons are:

2nd Grade:  "Respecting Our Animal Friends" - includes Animal Communication, Pet Overpopulation, and Choosing the Right Pet

3rd Grade:  "Animals that Share our World" - includes Surprising Facts About Pets and Extinct is Forever Part 1 and 2

4th Grade:  "You Can Make a Difference" - includes Animal Issues and Training Your Pet

5th Grade:  "Animal Attitudes" - includes Animal Attitudes and Protecting Animals & Our Earth

6th-12th Grades:  "Helping the Animals in Our Community" - includes an in-depth look at the programs and services offered by the Houston SPCA as well as ways to help animals in the community, Animal Diseases & Prevention, Conservation of our Natural Resources & Helping Wildlife, and Training Your Pet & Animal Careers.*

Career Day:  "Careers Working With Animals" - for grades 2nd through 12th grade, discusses the possibility of turning a child's interest in animals into a career.*

* Note:  These lessons can be modified to fit the grade level.

To schedule a FREE Humane Education program for your class or school, contact us at (713) 869-7722 ext. 143.  Requests can also be sent by email or faxed to (713) 869-5857.  Please include the grade level you are scheduling for, school name and district, as well as a date or time you prefer. 

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